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In a major breakthrough Argentina has assured that multi-entry visa with a validity of three years with entry upto 15 days each would be provided to Indian businessmen visiting Argentina without the need for production of an invitation letter from any Argentine company/business.
The assurance came during the meeting between the Minister of State for External Affairs, Rao Inderjit Singh and Argentine Vice Foreign Minister, Mr. Jorge E. Taiana in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Shri Singh is currently on an official visit to Argentina.
During the meeting, the possibility for early conclusion of agreements related to Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP), Agricultural Cooperation between INTA and ICAR and Cooperation and Sharing of Expertise in Power Sector was agreed by the two sides. Mr. Taiana expressed great satisfaction for the restart of bilateral cooperation in the field of science and technology (Programme of Cooperation in Science and Technology for the year 2004-2006 was signed in August 2005) and stated that he was looking forward to the visit of an Indian delegation for the workshop on biotechnology to be held in Buenos Aires in the month of May 2005.
Shri Singh also had another meeting with Mr. Alfredo Vicente Chiaradia, Secretary of State for Commerce & International Economic Relations and his team of six other officials from the Argentine Foreign Office. While appreciating the growth and economic achievements of India, the Argentine side accepted to look into the modalities for bilateral cooperation in the field of automobiles and pharmaceuticals. It expressed its willingness to collaborate and cooperate with Indian institutions viz ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) towards exploration of petroleum and gas in Argentina. Argentina has also offered to share and cooperate with Indian agricultural scientists its new technological developments including the "no tilling method" of farming.
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